Madeleine Z. Bordallo: the ranking member, grijalva, chairman ike skeleton of the armed services committee committee and buck mckeon my former ranking member on education and labor who holds that mogs on the armed services committee and i want to thank the staff of the two committees including

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: duncan, ben miller, and others, and i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 1044 and i'd like to thank the gentleman for yielding me this time and i yield back the plans of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i have no more speakers on my side, i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from guam. ms. bordallo: have no

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: additional requests for time and would inquire of the minority whether they have addi\@onal speakers. mr. hastings: i have no additional speakers, i'll yield back my time. the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from guam. ms. bordallo: i uverage members to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time has expired.

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1044 as hi i amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of t in the affirmative, the rules are suspended -- mr. broun: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia. mr. broun: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking the vote by yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam rise? ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: move to suspend the rules and the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 934, a bill to convey certain sub merged lands to the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged islands and american so maya

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: have in th the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from guam and the gentleman from washington will each control 0 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i call up for the consideration of the house h.r. 934 which is the first bill introduced by our colleague, the gentleman from the commonwealth of the northern mariana lands, mr. sablan. i thank the gentleman for bringing this subject matter of this which will to our

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: attention. this measure provides equity to thesy ena my. it is the only u.s. territory that does not control its submerged lands. the bill before us would simply convey the submerged lands surrounding the commonwealth of the northern marianas islands, ex miles to the govern ena mi.

Madeleine Z. Bordallo: this is the same treatment of submerged lands afforded to guam, american samoa and the u.s. virgin islands. i now recognize mr. sablan for introducing -- or i would like to thank mr. sablan for introducing this legislation and